Here is a part for those who can't see it. I also can not make the link clickable.

Female
Sterilization

Tubal ligation is a surgical procedure. As such it carries all the risks of an invasive surgery such as risk of infection, pain, blood clots, and death. Other risks include ectopic pregnancy and for younger patients, higher risk of hysterectomy later. Many women regret having the procedure and may become depressed. Women who have used the birth control pill prior to surgery may experience symptoms of Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome.

Male Sterilization

In normal male function, sperm are produced in the testes, stored in the epididymis above the testes, and during ejaculation are expelled directly out of the body. Sperm and semen never interact with any other part of a man's body and do not enter the bloodstream. Normal men produce approximately 200 million sperm per day.

Risks of sterilization include pain and swelling at the site. Some may acquire an infection. Some men will experience chronic pain and tenderness or may need to have a surgical removal of a sperm granuloma (a mass of sperm and immune cells).

A vasectomy does not inhibit sperm production. Instead of traveling through a tube to the outside of the body, after a vasectomy the millions of sperm spill into the male's body cavity and are recognized as foreign cells and are attacked by his immune system. After 6-9 months after a vasectomy, 90% of men had antisperm antibodies in their blood though the effects of these antigens has not been well studied. Some believe this may contribute to autoimmune disorders. Perhaps due to these antigens, it appears vasectomy is a risk factor for developing Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) later on. PPA is a form of dementia which impairs a person's ability to form words in speech, and as it progresses, it can lead to other symptoms of dementia like strange behavior, lack of judgement, and personality changes. In men who have developed PPA, those who had a vasectomy had an earlier age of onset of the disorder than men who have not had a vasectomy. Depression and regretted sterilization is also a risk.

This is just a blog I came across on my FB. I have not researched any of it, but find it interesting.

Here is a part for those who can't see it. I also can not make the link clickable.

Female
Sterilization

Tubal ligation is a surgical procedure. As such it carries all the risks of an invasive surgery such as risk of infection, pain, blood clots, and death. Other risks include ectopic pregnancy and for younger patients, higher risk of hysterectomy later. Many women regret having the procedure and may become depressed. Women who have used the birth control pill prior to surgery may experience symptoms of Post Tubal Ligation Syndrome.

Male Sterilization

In normal male function, sperm are produced in the testes, stored in the epididymis above the testes, and during ejaculation are expelled directly out of the body. Sperm and semen never interact with any other part of a man's body and do not enter the bloodstream. Normal men produce approximately 200 million sperm per day.

Risks of sterilization include pain and swelling at the site. Some may acquire an infection. Some men will experience chronic pain and tenderness or may need to have a surgical removal of a sperm granuloma (a mass of sperm and immune cells).

A vasectomy does not inhibit sperm production. Instead of traveling through a tube to the outside of the body, after a vasectomy the millions of sperm spill into the male's body cavity and are recognized as foreign cells and are attacked by his immune system. After 6-9 months after a vasectomy, 90% of men had antisperm antibodies in their blood though the effects of these antigens has not been well studied. Some believe this may contribute to autoimmune disorders. Perhaps due to these antigens, it appears vasectomy is a risk factor for developing Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) later on. PPA is a form of dementia which impairs a person's ability to form words in speech, and as it progresses, it can lead to other symptoms of dementia like strange behavior, lack of judgement, and personality changes. In men who have developed PPA, those who had a vasectomy had an earlier age of onset of the disorder than men who have not had a vasectomy. Depression and regretted sterilization is also a risk.

I had a tubal on March 14 and regret it. I have been bleeding at least once a say since May 20 and the worst cramping right before it starts each day. I have no sex drive either. My ob/gyn said @ my 6 week checkup pp that I'd have to get another doctor because my insurance didn't reimburse him enough to keep seeing me. He also didn't tell me any of the risks and pushed it on me as well.

I had a tubal on March 14 and regret it. I have been bleeding at least once a say since May 20 and the worst cramping right before it starts each day. I have no sex drive either. My ob/gyn said @ my 6 week checkup pp that I'd have to get another doctor because my insurance didn't reimburse him enough to keep seeing me. He also didn't tell me any of the risks and pushed it on me as well.

It took about a year after my tubal for my periods to get better. I still have some pain during sex, and hair loss.

You should look up post tubal ligation syndrome if you haven't. It's hard to find a lot of information on (besides blogs) so you have to sift through it.

It's often caused by lack of blood flow to one of the tubes, and they can undo the proceduce. Most of the blogs I read had women who've had their tubals reversed and their symptoms went away pretty rapidly.

I'm giving mine another year to see if my body improves on its own before I go that route.

You're OB sounds like a turd sandwich.

It took about a year after my tubal for my periods to get better. I still have some pain during sex, and hair loss.

You should look up post tubal ligation syndrome if you haven't. It's hard to find a lot of information on (besides blogs) so you have to sift through it.

It's often caused by lack of blood flow to one of the tubes, and they can undo the proceduce. Most of the blogs I read had women who've had their tubals reversed and their symptoms went away pretty rapidly.

I'm giving mine another year to see if my body improves on its own before I go that route.

I knew the info on hormonal bc and iuds, neither are an option for me anyway (my body doesn't handle the extra hormones being thrown at it well at all).

I'd love to see what her suggestion is for those for whom NFP doesn't work either. Everyone I've talked to about it says it isn't a good fit for me because of my cycles. I bounce around like a kid at the fair, sometimes it's a 75 day cycle sometimes 20. And there's no reason why, my hormone levels, thyroid etc have all been checked and there's no problem.

I think we'll continue risking "depression" on my part over a baby we can't afford.

I knew the info on hormonal bc and iuds, neither are an option for me anyway (my body doesn't handle the extra hormones being thrown at it well at all).

I'd love to see what her suggestion is for those for whom NFP doesn't work either. Everyone I've talked to about it says it isn't a good fit for me because of my cycles. I bounce around like a kid at the fair, sometimes it's a 75 day cycle sometimes 20. And there's no reason why, my hormone levels, thyroid etc have all been checked and there's no problem.

I think we'll continue risking "depression" on my part over a baby we can't afford.

I read this before my husband got his done. I was worried. So i researched it. The dementia study was only done on like one group of men who also were like all war vets. Don't quote me on what I just said but it was something along those lines. The single study consisted of maybe 30 guys. So basically even though my facts are all screwed up haha. I decided it wasn't a true risk because of the control group and single study.

I read this before my husband got his done. I was worried. So i researched it. The dementia study was only done on like one group of men who also were like all war vets. Don't quote me on what I just said but it was something along those lines. The single study consisted of maybe 30 guys. So basically even though my facts are all screwed up haha. I decided it wasn't a true risk because of the control group and single study.

I'm also still nursing, my youngest just turned 2 last week. But my periods have been wacky since I first started them at 12, it's only gotten worse after having kids.

I had to laugh at the full article, the main complaint they had for using barrier methods was a increased rate of depression in women. Not that depression is funny but compared a unexpected pregnancy from not using a condom I'll risk it.

I'm also still nursing, my youngest just turned 2 last week. But my periods have been wacky since I first started them at 12, it's only gotten worse after having kids.

I had to laugh at the full article, the main complaint they had for using barrier methods was a increased rate of depression in women. Not that depression is funny but compared a unexpected pregnancy from not using a condom I'll risk it.

It's pretty much what we're left with. We still want on more little one so nothing permanent yet, I can't do hormonal of any kind and NFP doesn't work well with my crazy cycles (it got us our angel baby).

It's pretty much what we're left with. We still want on more little one so nothing permanent yet, I can't do hormonal of any kind and NFP doesn't work well with my crazy cycles (it got us our angel baby).

I'm sure this will sound pretty stupid but I use ovulation tests as birth control. The pill gave me awful migraine my whole life so hormonal BC was out for me after I had my son. We only have one and me and DH are only 30 so permanent BC is also out of the question (although I'm done with having babies). Non hormonal BC had a very low rate of success in my opinion (I won't accept anything lower than 99%! LOL). Diaphragm was very uncomfortable and DH absolutely hates condoms. Sooooo, I do what I did when TTC but this time trying to NOT conceive. It's been working for me so far. And no side effects ;)

I'm sure this will sound pretty stupid but I use ovulation tests as birth control. The pill gave me awful migraine my whole life so hormonal BC was out for me after I had my son. We only have one and me and DH are only 30 so permanent BC is also out of the question (although I'm done with having babies). Non hormonal BC had a very low rate of success in my opinion (I won't accept anything lower than 99%! LOL). Diaphragm was very uncomfortable and DH absolutely hates condoms. Sooooo, I do what I did when TTC but this time trying to NOT conceive. It's been working for me so far. And no side effects ;)

I really wish I had done research before my tubal 2 years ago (I research everything!). I just assumed since I didn't know of anyone to have issues, I wouldn't either. Besides a horrendous recovery (2 previous csections were nothing compared to csection plus tubal) I went from sporadic 5-10 week periods that were light and lasted 3-5 days before to 3-5 weeks between after, a week of spotting, heavy don't-leave-the-house-bleeding for 3 days followed by 2 more weeks of spotting.. Do the math, I usually had a week I didn't wear a pad. Sex life? Ha! Finally got checked out, found nothing wrong. Now I'm on the Pill again to try to control the bleeding (so what the hell was the point of the tubal?!). Since going on the pill I have spotted every day for the last 11 weeks (cycle every 3 months). The doc said that *could* happen the first time. I am beyond frustrated, have had a less than desirable summer (swimsuit? No thanks) and I'm struggling with a sex life (3 kids make it hard enough!). I'm not sure what my options are, or if I even have any. I really feel like I screwed up.

I really wish I had done research before my tubal 2 years ago (I research everything!). I just assumed since I didn't know of anyone to have issues, I wouldn't either. Besides a horrendous recovery (2 previous csections were nothing compared to csection plus tubal) I went from sporadic 5-10 week periods that were light and lasted 3-5 days before to 3-5 weeks between after, a week of spotting, heavy don't-leave-the-house-bleeding for 3 days followed by 2 more weeks of spotting.. Do the math, I usually had a week I didn't wear a pad. Sex life? Ha! Finally got checked out, found nothing wrong. Now I'm on the Pill again to try to control the bleeding (so what the hell was the point of the tubal?!). Since going on the pill I have spotted every day for the last 11 weeks (cycle every 3 months). The doc said that *could* happen the first time. I am beyond frustrated, have had a less than desirable summer (swimsuit? No thanks) and I'm struggling with a sex life (3 kids make it hard enough!). I'm not sure what my options are, or if I even have any. I really feel like I screwed up.

no, because the sperm would come into contact with white blood cells to be destroyed with a vasectomy, thus creating the antigens. the acidity of the vagina is what kills off most sperm, not any contact with white blood cells.

no, because the sperm would come into contact with white blood cells to be destroyed with a vasectomy, thus creating the antigens. the acidity of the vagina is what kills off most sperm, not any contact with white blood cells.

My BFF had a tubal almost 3 years ago. Lately she's been having unbearable hot flashes (she's only 31). She's wondering if this is a result of the tubal or not. I can't take hormonal BC any more, because of crazy migraines that I started getting out of nowhere. I can't get an IUD because my uterus is tilted the wrong way. Neither a tubal.or vasectomy is the right choice for us, because we don't know if we are done having kids, although we don't want any right now. So, we're stuck using condoms. I HATE having to use condoms with my husband. I'd like to just use the rhythm method, since my periods are pretty regular, but DH is not willing to risk it right now.

My BFF had a tubal almost 3 years ago. Lately she's been having unbearable hot flashes (she's only 31). She's wondering if this is a result of the tubal or not. I can't take hormonal BC any more, because of crazy migraines that I started getting out of nowhere. I can't get an IUD because my uterus is tilted the wrong way. Neither a tubal.or vasectomy is the right choice for us, because we don't know if we are done having kids, although we don't want any right now. So, we're stuck using condoms. I HATE having to use condoms with my husband. I'd like to just use the rhythm method, since my periods are pretty regular, but DH is not willing to risk it right now.

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